CALLING ALL LIBRARIANS

[justalurkr]

This is a hypothetical:

Someone has asked about a given subject. You have looked up all available information on that subject. All available information suggests this a problem, kind of a big problem, that no one has solved. Think unsolved Millennium Problem, maybe? Except the prize for solving it is that you all get to survive! Well, since no one has solved this problem, you don't have the answer your patrons are looking for, which is essentially how to make the bad kill-things go away.

So you're forced to tell your patrons you don't have the information they're looking for.

The inexcusably hot patron (yes, this is actually a Stargate: Atlantis plot bunny in disguise) tells you to make something up!

What, dear librarian, is your reaction?

Comments

[khek.livejournal.com]

What, dear librarian, is your reaction?

"Oh, I don't THINK so!" :)

It sounds like the mis-information could kill, and that the librarian in question probably would be able to figure that out. I would never make up anything anyway, but knowing that it's life-or-death, I would tell Mr. Hottie (despite his hotness) to stuff it.

Then I would give him all the information that I'd managed to collect that was even somewhat related. :) Let him make up his own lies!

[justalurkr.livejournal.com]

Heh. Well, you know how John gets with sometimes, thinking the imminent threat of death will elicit the answer he's looking for.

The story basically involves Mary Sue Librarian (or would that be Marian Susanna the Librarian?) popping out of storage after Rodney fixes something that's been broken since before the Lanteans originally left the city. I figured a keeper of the keys of knowledge wouldn't change much no matter how far she went back, so thought I'd ask y'all how that sort of thing goes over. ;)

[becky-monster.livejournal.com]

I think hollering 'I'm a Librarian, Omnicience (or however you spell it!) is not part of the job description!' would cover it.

Then I'd ask for Caldwell's number - 'cos...:D

Or to quote Little Britain 'Computer says no' (best said in a very bored, monotone voice)